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#3 1981 French Grand Prix
The 1981 French Grand Prix was a race of two halves. It began raining cats and dogs in the middle of the race, bringing the Grand Prix to an abrupt halt. The result of the race was decided as an aggregate of times from both parts.
The Grand Prix was the first of Alain Prost’s 51 wins. He began the race on the second row of the grid with René Arnoux and John Watson ahead of him.
The initial few laps of the race were packed with excitement as it saw Nelson Piquet take the lead from John, Prost, Andrea de Cesaris and Gilles Villeneuve, with the pole position holder slipping down to ninth place.
Despite a loose front wing and a lack of fourth gear, the Frenchman caught up to the race leader Nelson after overtaking the McLaren of Watson. It was on lap 58 that the rain began to fall.
At the restart, Prost stole the lead from Piquet and even though he was challenged for the race win by John, he secured the team a win. Watson came in second, in front of Nelson and Arnoux.
